About Dhaman
Grewia tiliifolia (syn. Grewia damine) is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae sensu lato. A tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), it is found in monsoon and intermediate forest gaps and fringes of Sri Lanka, where the plant is known as "daminiya" in Sinhala and "taṭacci" in Tamil. It is also found in Pakistan (Sind, Punjab), India (Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Peninsula), Nepal and Southeast Asia. Grewia tiliifolia is used in traditional medicine, using bark and roots for fractures, diarrhoea and skin diseases. Its wood is used for tool handles. The fruit is edible.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grewia tiliifolia
- Genus
- Grewia
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and deciduous forests on hills up to 1400m
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dhamani
- Bengali
- Dhamin
- Tamil
- Unu
- Telugu
- Cahrachi
- Kannada
- ತಡಸಲ್(ಲು) Tadasal ಬುತ್ತೇಲೆ Buttele, ಕೆಂದಲಸು Kendalasu, ತಡಸು
- Malayalam
- Unnam
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Dhaman belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the TILIACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at dhaman or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.